The Sun. — London, England, 1826-04-12 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Rs/Met:from thi-Mbrning Pipm,dpril 12,18'26. NEW TIMESsi There is every reason to believe, that the City of London will, after all, find adequatelind spectable Representatives. In addition to Alder man Thompson, than whom there can be no more worthy candidate for the honour of representing this 'great commercial city, we have every reason to believe, that Mr. W. Ward, the Bank DI. rector, will be induced to accede to the wishes of a large body of his fellow-citizens, who are anxious to put him in nomination. A Re quisition to that Gentleman to come forward is in the course of signature, and will contain the names of a large number of our first mer thetas and most respectable traders. These Gentlemen know that the station of a Member for the City demands for its proper fulfilment a person of experience in the great concerns of Commerce, and one, who, from his character, can carry weight in Parliament, as well as in occa sions of official intercourse with Government. Mr. Ward is well known as a merchant, of the firm of W. and H. B. Ward, of New Broad street : his talents are highly appreciated in the Bank Direction ; his principles are sound and loyal ; his manners frank and unassuming ; and his private character, as a gentleman, truly honourable. le short, a man more fit to repro sent the first City of the Empire could not have been selected. • • [MORNING HERALD.] Mr. Arbuthnot, in detailing to the House of CoMmons the proposed alterations in and about Charing-cross, Pall-mall, &c. stated that Carlton Palace, with its site, would be disposed of, and the prodnce applied towards the eipence of alter ing (he should have said rebuilding) Bucking. ham House. - we are well pleased with; us we ourselves suggested it should be done, as long ago al when the erection of a new Palace was first !tinted at. But our suggestion was, that his Majesty might be induced to do this ; anitthat: it should come, at any rate, as 'a boon from the King.' To our great astonishment, however, not OHO word is said of his Majesty, whose property Carlton Palace is, upon the oc casion;. but it is dealt with and talked of with as much sang froid as if the whole property of the Crown were vested in the Commissioners of Woods and Forests,, and us if his 'Majesty were a mere tenant at will, compellable to quit one house, or give up another, just as it may please them to decree. Now this, we conceive, is an instance of ungraciousness and bad taste whichhas seldom been equa ll e d. Th e t hi ng it self his, a very proper one to do; but there is a right and . : wrong , way of doing every thing ; and on this occasion the Ministers, or their organs, hove taken the wrong one. Carlton House may lie been built, for ought we know,mpon Crown land the permanent right to which the King gives up for an annual revenue from the State ; but still it was the private house and residence of his Majesty long before be came to the Crown ; and might, we suppose, have bet it retained at such, without the gracious permission of these, his delighted servants.. lint only let us suppose it different state of things, and that n similar act had been done by one of the Ministers . ; and how they would have been lauded to the skies by: each other l .Had Mr. Canning, or Mr. Itobinkm, for instance, been induced , to give. up 1161°1110BI resi donee for the , public, ease or convenience, not only would his self-denial and devotedness have formed the theme of tiresome, tasteless pane. but, we will venture to say, a sly hint at compensation would have been made to boot: ['lli 11 'll It 1:A...1 Veer is not only the basest, but notoriously the most barbarous awl inhoulau of the passions. The cruelties of arbitrary and oppressive governments may be snore frequently traced to this than to any other odious cause. Ferslinand of Spain and his Monks, accordingly, furnish the most conspl cones examples of the pertinacity with which their cowardice torments them, and of the uses to which they convert it in the war they are waging against the rights of the Spanish an. tiros. Wit remarked the other day on their vile system of calumny practised upon the Nitre of the wretched beings whom they send occasionally to the scaffold : and in* another instance we hav e heels struck still more forcibly by the atrocious wickedness with which they persecute Ow reputation of those whose persons tire: beyond their reach, on reading a paragraphs in a Freni h paper, %%hidh accuses the Spanish General Torrijos of having shared in the conspiracies detected at St, Petersburgh, and having been consequently condemned to death. For the sake of virtue, and for the hopes of liberty, we rejoice at being aide to assure the w e nds of both, that this brave, distinguished, Ad enlightened officer safe and undisturbed in, his residence near I,ondon, neither meddling in party politrcs, nor forgetful of what he owes to his own character and country ; and t h at if he ever leaves his asylum in this free land, it will wit be (o seek renown or happiness by associat ing wltb,foreign factions, or conspiring against the sovereigns of states with which he has no lawful concern, Tidings < reached town yesterday I from the Cape. Many of the communications from thence speak of " begging letters,"—a phrase, it tip. pears, in frequent use there, and which is thus explained in one of the letter% which we have seen :—",Since his-Excellency has seen the rte. ce p l i ty o f goi►►g jterne, be has set himself se.. riously about the task of his defence; and among other means, has resorted to the,expe. client of 4 addresses.' The plan pursued is usually this:-4 memorial to = the King, setting forth all virtues of the Go. ivernors ,drawn up at the Government House, or by some dependent, to which is tacked an address to the Governor himself, drawn up in like manner: these are forwarded to the different , Landrosts upon whom reliance , can be placed (and I am sorry to say that there is scarcely one throughout the districts, although welt convinced of the untruth of the allegations, who possesses independetice enough to stand against the delusion), who send round their se cretaries to the Field-cornets (a kind of sub-ma gistrates), with whom the original is deposited. The latter ride away to every Dutch Boor, and compel him, by threats or cajolery, to sign —he knows not what !" Ilia Lordship, who it is said has been anxious to delay his departure till after that of the Commissioners, is also endeavouring to gild the conclusion of his administration with some popular acts. A public meeting has been called on his suggestion, to take into consideration the ' best means of giving pan impetus to the commerce of the country, by im proving the process of making wine : it is hoped that the process of making addresses may also be improved at this meeting. A report that Mr. Greig had been summoned before the Council is unfounded, though that gentleman's health is said' to have been greatly injured by excessive exer tions and mental anxiety.—(Mid.) [IIaITISIt PILESS.J Some of our contemporaries are fond of draw ing gloomy conclusions from every article of in telligence, and they have taken advantage of some vague surmises contained in a letter from St. Helena, written by a person who states that ho had received his infOrmation by the Carn-lvea Castle. The intelligence which the passengers in the Curn-brea Castle possessed was merely a vague rumour, current in Calcutta at the time of their departure, for the official accounts are stated not to have bee') received ; and the comments which the Times has added on the subject are founded upon the simple assertion that Sir A. Campbell did, not advance after the en• gagement, in which he is admitted to have been victorious. The point is not of much importance, for few who read the observation itself will be inclined to abandon themselves to any unneces sary terrors on account of dangers which are thus suggested by a hearsay witness four degrees removed ; but the fact is curious, as it shows how peculiarly skilful some men are in extract. ing evil from what to others would be matter for rejoicing. The Times wishes to be considered us, expressing the sentiments of the people of England.. Has it no reluctance in permitting such unworthy sentiments as those contained in its article on the Burmese war to go forth to foreign countries as the sentiments of the people of England ? 46 If the Burmese have fought with such persevering courage," says the jour nalist, 46 the sooner we make peace with such on enemy the . better." This is not an English feeling. We must not estimate the strength of the Burmese by the numbers of their armies. If we had formerly proceeded in such short•sighted calculations, the East India Company might still continue to be nothing but , the humble company of merchants trading to the coast of Bengal. Happily we had men in those times who did not calculate their relative force, as a merchant ba lances his ledger, by setting down so many dis ciplined and well-commanded Sepoys and Euro peans against an equal number of undisciplini.d and unskilfulAsiatics.They knew that morale and mili tary skill were the most important elements in cal culations of this kinat,and acting on these principles, they succeeded repeatedly in overthrowing ar mies certainly not less formidable in numbers, and for more formidable in skill, than those op. posed to us by the Sovereigu of Burmah. The climate is no doubt unfavourable, and the Burmese have perhaps a greater share of military qualities than the Hindoos ; but the sickness has now al most ceased, we have reason to hope ; and the history of Europe affords many instances of the bravest nations yielding to superior skill in their antagonists. If the Burmese. exceed the Turks in personal prowess, and the English fall short of the RuSsinns, we shall admit that the numerical an. ' , priority of the enemy, renders victory on our part " physically impossible." The combined movement now about to commence on Ummera poora, from the two lines of communication which have their bases in Arracan and Rangoon, will give the Burmese an opportunity of observing the effects of one of the most scientific resources of modern tactics. If Sir A. Campbell himself has really been attacked, and not the detach ment of two thousand men sent to Tangoo (which, however, we ranter suspect), the reason of his not advancing after the repulse of the elienay may easily be found, without hav ing recourse to any gloomy forebodings. In the first place, the position of Tango° must be neu tralised before be , advanced, in order to secure his communication with Rangoon . ; and, in the twit place, he must take care to secure the posi tions on his left flank along the Meetly, by which he will have to communicate with the troops in Arracan. In all probability the latter troops will concert their movements' with him so as to fall on the rear of the retreating Burmese. Du r..---1n consequence of an election dispute at Waterford, a meeting took place last week between Messrs. Datums/ and SARGENT, the former attended by Mr. F. wyau ,; the latter by Mr. R. W. M mints. After an ex= change of three shots on either side, happily without an injury being sustained hy.the parties, th e y shook hands, by , the inter, ference of the seconds, and each declared himself perfectly satisfied. . FALIE REPRESENTATION.--A waiter at a - chop.: house, inliolborn, was, a few days ago,married to the daughter of a respectable retired tradesman, residing at Islington —a man of considerable wealth, In consequen63 of his having been falsely represented to the parents of big bride, that " he had an excel. lent situation in the Victualling (Vice." Otie day last week a snipe, which by dexterity of wing had baffled the aim of a gunner, and escaped from his shot, after taking a sort of re. connoitering Hight, apparently was returning to the rill from which it had been routed, when a hawk pounced upon it, and instantly struck it dead ; it fell to the ground, and was picked up by the person who bad previously shot at it, he in marking the progress of the bird, having wit uessed the attack. lie had neglected to reload his gun, or the little tyrant of the air would pro bably have paid dearly for his temerity. The Pow' snipe must,have been Stricken with almost incredible force, as one of it w►ngs was very badly broken, and its bead partly scalped.— (Sussex Advertiser.) WEST IND. STOCK ACCOUNT for th - ei of April Article*. 1 lllids West India { Trs Bls Sugar i Brazil - Chests II avanah Boxes East India, & j l, B Mauritius a gs Casks J Pns / Hds f Pns 1. lids f Pns 1 lids Casks. 1 Pipes lids Trs Bls { Bags f Casks I Bags J Caslcs (Bags f Casks I. Bags f Casks 1, Bags f Bales / Bags Gourds f Casks ( Boxes 5 Boxes 1 Jars {Casks Serous Bdls Bags Casks J Casks 1, Bags f Bags • 1 Serous Alolasse; - Rum Brandy • Hollands A rrack Win e Coffee' Cocoa Plmen to - Ginger - - Pepper - Cotton - - Mon . - Arrow Root • Balsam - Bak - Cassia Fistula . Cloves - Cochineal Elephants' Teeth Quin . flemp tildes . florns Indigo rpecacuanha No. j Casks 1 Bo Jalap {Whale O' Castor . Coco Nut Paint Pearl Shell 'xes Tons No. No. Setons { Casks Bags Bales Galls Casks Casks Casks f Casks Si ierons Pine Apple - Cash Rice and Paddy Casks Bags Sago . . Sarsaparilla - Tallo►v . Tortoise Shell Turtle Tapioca WOO D . Mahogany Boxes Bales Ciski J Casks Ili oxes Caslca Cisks /Logs Pieces Plks & Bds Home Con. isurnption 2,648 138 1,998 127 327 284 1,530 Exporta. 1 two. Stock on Hand. Cedar 1 Pea & Plks os African Timber f L t p ie ces Santa Maria { 114 . ) .°P t reces Ebony - Tons Lig. Vita) Tons Box Wood Tons I4og Wood Tons rustic Tons Nicaragua Wood Tons Cam Wood Tons Bar Wood I Tons Pjeces Brazilletto Tons Saunders Wood Pieces Lancewood Spars No. Staves No. 14,224 938 510 1,109 2,709 19,818 1,228 14,434 1,252 193 1 10 487 65} 1,183 '892 11,992 1,512 69,875 1,252 5,090 2,357 720 4,760 249 410 17,957 725 340 721 121 " British Plantation Coffee 295 7,572 2,890 426 8,838 6,236 [3,407 1,494 4,991 3,775 214 2117 23 6,763, 1,691 f 911 179 7,010 39 6,201 11,169 60,893 East India Coffee - St. Domingo, Brazil, and Ha- Ili livannah Coffee Jacks 11,068 iariels • 966 : Bags 2,848 Sags 680 Jasks J 24 3arrOs Sh 2 Iv • 66,347 REAARKABLE DAY.—This ]ay is the anni. versary or. the deaths of Dr. Young, author of the 64 Night Thoughts," 1765 ; Crebillon, the French writer, 1777; and of Metastasio, the Italian Poet, 1782; and also, in 1782,. of Rod. ney's naval victory over the Count De Grasse io the West Indies. DISSECTION OF AN tJURAN OUTANGe- , —A title journal, published at Boston, gives an ac. count of the dissection of an'Ouran Ontang, from the Island of Borneo, which died in that city on the day of its arrival. During a considerable part of the voyage it had been cheerful and fond of amusement, very docile, and clean in its habits, cleaning out a house made for its residence every morning. It sat on an elevated seat, and gene. rally walked erect, which appeared to be its most easy and most natural motion ; the os ca/cis, or bone of the heel, exactly resembling that of man. Its height was about three feet and a half, and it is supposed to have been nearly six years old. It w as sometimes (00 boisterous in its mirth, and when corrected it lay down and cried like a child It drank wine and coffee, and lived principally upon fruit ; but it is probable that the change in its diet brought on the complaints of which it Ie • • did The weather being very h o t, did not allow Dr. Jeffries, who opened and examined the body, that time which would have been desirable for a, full investigation ; but according to the ac. count which he has given, the internal structure of every part, except the throat, bore a closer resemblance to that of the human species, th an naturalists have lately , bei;n willing to allow. Th e lips were fuller and thickerth fi a t i l i g those reseoafeviliieggrtoo, and the ar m s were l ong , the the ankles, which evidently indicates that they were intended for climbing. The structure and position of the intestines were the same as in man,und the structure of the bones clearly proved that walking erect was its natural attitude. The mouth and jaws resembled the human, but were large in proportion. Mr. FAULKNER, late manager of the York Theatre, was, early in life, a clerk in the Morn ing Chronicle office : after having indulged in private Theatricals in London, FAULKNER pre wailed on Mr. Penny, much against his judg. ment, to recommend him to Mr. SIIERIDAN;and hi s fi rs t p u bik ap pearance was in time character of. Orestes in the Distressed Mother, in which his success was but indifferent. He left London shortly after, and joined a provincial Company of actors in the north of England. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. HA 'ITON-GARDEN. CHARGE or GailLn-1 1 1 IT RDER.— Yesterday, Mary Vincent, alias Mary:Ann Hammond, a well-looking young girl, was charged, on' suspicion, with the murder of an infant, apparent ly full grown. Mr. Balls, who keeps a chandler's shop in th e C o l ona d e , a t the rear of Brunswick-square, deposed; that on Monday morn ing, two young women, who lodged in the house, told him that the prisoner had been observed to take a bundle into the water-closet, and, that she soon after returned without it. A" boy, son to one of the lodgers, also spoke to the same effect, and described the prisoner as having been in a state of great agitation. When lie asked her what she had in the bundle ? her reply was, " Oh, nothing at all ; but mind, that if my father should ask you, don't say that you saw me."--- The lad added, that the bundle was round, and about the dimensions of a new-born infant. From these circumstan ces, Mr. Halls's suspicion was excited, and having procur ed a candle, and a pole with a hook at the end of it, he examined the place, and dre w up a black bungle, which contained the body of a child, which he believed to have been strangled before it was thrown into the vault. He sent im mediately for a constable; and Mr. Bryant, a surgeon, of Cromer.street, was called in to examine it. It proved to be a fine healthy female infant, evidently come to maturity. From the appearance of the body, it seemed to have been there some days, and on the left side of the neck there was a black streak, as if a cord had been drawn tightly around it. There were also some other marks of violence on the back and stomach, which might have been caused by striking against the side of the vault on its descent. Fagan, who apprehended the prisoner, said that the body had been removed to the workhouse, to await the result of the Co roner's Inquest, which was to sit on Thursday, when it was expected further evidence would be produced, and the supposi tion was, that the prisoner had' only taken the child there for another girl, with whom she was seen in' company on the pre. vious evening. The prisoner was remanded for further examination till Mon day next. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OFFICIOUS WATCIIBIAN.-.-YeSterday a well-dressed man, and a woman, who looked like a Mechanic's wife, and said her husband was waiting outside, were brought from St. George's watch-house, charged with disorderly conduct and intent to commit a misdemeanor. Edward Perceval, the watchman, said he met the prisoners talking together in Oxford-street, at one o'clock that morning; that he first observed them on the Alarylebone side of Oxford street, and as the watchman of that parish did not take them into custody, when they crossed over into his, he apprehended them, being convinced they -were about to commit a misde meanour. To A question from 'Mr. CONANT, he admitted they were peaceable and sober. The watchhouselteepersaid he, refused the charge, and Warn ed Perceval of the consequences; but that he threatened to re port him (the keeper) to the Magistrates, if the charge was not entered. The witness said the persons in custody were sober and quiet in the watchhouse; neither had been bailed, conse quently they had been locked up all night. 11r. CONANT severely condemned the conduct of Perceval, and asked the male prisoner if he would prosecute him for fake imprisonment P . The gentleman declined,. and the Magistrate ordered the watchman to be suspended from service for one month. . UNION-HALL. HIGHWAY ROBBERY—A man named Cronen was charged with having robbed a young lady of her reticule, containin g money and.a few arti c l es of dress. The complainant, whose name is Mary Anne Lowe, stated that on Saturday evening last, between B and 9 o'clock, aa'she was proceeding home to Bermondsey, in passing the top of Sit lisbury-iane, which is a dark place, .a man rushed out upon her and snatched the reticule off her arm, to which.it was suspend ed by a chain, which was broken by the violence used. She was alarmed at first, but upon looking round, and observing the prisoner running down the lane, site followed and succeeded in taking hold of the skirts of his coat, which she held firmly, notwithstanding the desPerate threats he uttered, and the exer tions he made to get away. Having repeatedly:called for help in vain, the fellow at length broke from her, and continued hit career down the lane, with the reticule in his hand, followed by the complainant, who raised the whole neighbourhood by her cries of stop thief." The priaoner was in consequence followed by other persons, and ultimately aecurecl, with the.young lady's property in his possesson, which was produced in Court, and both it and the priioner were identified by the complainant.' The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed fur trial. CORONER'S INQUEST. • SHOCKING} ACCIDENT AT LADY FLETCHER'S. On Monday last an Inquisition was taken be fore TIIO3IAS HIGGS, Esq., at the White Horse, Knights bridge, ore the body of George Armstrong, a fine youth, aged 12 year, who was unfortunately shot by his brother... James Stevens sworn.-4 am carter to Lady Fletcher, at' Walton-on-Tames. On Wednesday her - Ladyships steward,' Mr. Fns, employed the deceased and his brother,' a lad; 14 years of age, to drive away the crows f rom t h e lands belong!, mg to Lady Fletcher; they had a gun, but were not allowedpowder or shot. Ab out te n o'clock that morning I saw' the two boys together ; they' were quite friendly, and told me they heard lieo ( t i b , ewil who report ctt i,re4gr to o n had bought some gunpowder and shot, No. I. saw the de ceased fire at a mark ; was at plough in it large field, inter. mixed with h id pl o a n n i t o a o li k o i n n s g r S ou oo nd " of a gun, after observed me; the decease ) was then lying on his back: I Went and picked him up ; he was senseleils, his right hand and side seemed dead. The deceased, hoWever, recovered his senses a little, and', did not complain of: his brother. 1 conveyed him home, and went after a doctor. • John Finn, sworn.-1 am steward to Lady Fletcher. The deceased and his brother were . employed to drive away the crows on her Ladyship's lands--they were stationed in different places. When I gave the gun to the eldest lad, on the previous evening, it had a small charge in it. - After the deceased was wounded, a medical gentleman . of Walton saw him, and sub sequently he was conveyed t o St. George's Hospit a l. Mr. John Bowling, the hotise-surgeon, attended thedeceased lad. He 'was' wounded •in the arm and side. The shot had lacerated the lungs, passed the diaphragm, anti some of them were lodged in th e fiver. Near four ounces of blood was in the right cavity of the thorax, and a little in the abdomen, which was quite sufficient to cause death. Every thing was done for him, but without effect, and he died on Friday last of. the,in juries. Edward Armstrong, brother of the deceased, said the gun went off at half cock. I had no intention of firing it. We had fired three times before the accident happened, and when it took place, I had the stock in one hard and the barrel in the other : the loCk got entangled in my smockfrock, and by that occurrence it went off, and shot my poor brother, who was at the moment not three yards from me. • The jury being satisfied with the above evidence, returned a verdict that the deceased youth was accidentally shot.—Deo dand of 6s. on the gun. ' COURSE OF EXCHANGE, April 11. 12 10 C. F. Arostet dant Ditto, at sigltt l2 7 Rolle) dam Antwerp l2 11 Hombolgi, 3B 0 45 Us. Aitotta Paris,3 Day's sight Ditto 26 10 L Bourdeanx, ditto Li Berlin 7 0 Ft auk rot on the Alain ..... . ..... 1564 F.x . Money Petersburgh . Vienna SI Trieste lO 28 la te Mad rid .455 Effective Cadiz Gilboa sbi Effective Barcelona 35 Gibraltar Leghorn 47 Dewitt -Venice, Ital. Liv 26 Malta Polemic) Lisbon Opoi•to Rio Janeiro Bahia 47 Buenos Ayres 43 Uubliu .... 15 Cork 15 pei Cent. BULLION. Portugal Gold,in Coin / .0 0 0 per o x Foreign (Aoki, in Batts 3 17 6 New Doubloons New Dollars Silver Standard In Bars, 0 4 114 ' , ..............--4 * ' Dog, supposed to have been mad, which bit several others, was u nse d q es u t e r l ed directed afe few days days since at D over : the Mayor has in c all dogs to be k e p t up, or if at large to be muzzled. SANDWICH ISLANDS. ....001111111.poraw. ‘ The following conversation is communicated, by . Mr. at's, the Missionary, in his account of the inhabitants of the Sandwich islands :—" At Kairua the Governor entered freely into conver sations on religious subjects, particularly respect", ing the resurrection of the body, the destruction of the heavens anti the earth, at the last day, and the final judgment. After listening attentively to what was said upon these subjects, he inquired abort the locality of heaven and hell. He was told that we did not know where the one or the other was situated, as no mortal has ever returned from either, to tell mankind about them; and we only know, that there is a place called Heaven, where God makes glorious manifestations of his - perfections, and where all good men are pet fectly happy ; and that there is a place whet*. wicked men are shut up in darkness, to endure , endless misery. He then said, 44 How do you know these things?" • I asked for his Bible, and translated the passages, which inculcate the doc trine of the resurrection, &c. and told. him it was from that book we obtained all our knowledge• of these things ; and that it was the contents of that book which we had come to teach the people .r Hawaii. He then asked if all the people in our na- • tive countries were acquainted with the Bible. lan-. swered, that from the abundant means of instruc-- lion enjoyed there, the greater portion of the people' had either read the book, or had in some other way become acquainted with its principal MI. , tents, ile then said, 44 now is it that such num* . bens of them swear, get intoxicated, and do go' many things prohibited 'in that hook ?" 'He was' told, that there was a vast difference between/ . knowing the word of God and obeying it ; antt that it was most likely, those persons knew their conduct was displeasing to the God that made. them, yet persisted in it because agreeable to' - their corrupt inclinations.. Ile asked if God would not be angry with us for troubling hi m with our prayers. If he was like man be said he way sure he would. I replied, that God was always " waiting to be gracious,", more ready to hes! than we to pray ; that indeed he was not like man, or his patience would have been , exhausted long ago by the wickedness of men ; but that he continued exercising long-suffering and forbear- , ance towards.sinners that they may turn from 9 their evil ways and live."- BEE WAR. A few days since a remarkable'sinkular and interesting exhibition of the wonderful instinctive principle of the bee occurred-in this neighhottr.. hood. It appears that a swarm of these sagacious . insects, the property of a person living at Pest. house (about a mile from the town), directed their course in search of food towards the stocks or hives belonging to Mr. Rattu, an eminent gar . .. dener and flo r i s t, r e siding at Fratton, about 4 mile distant from Pest-house, ft is supposed '- that they were invit e d. t hith er by th e luxurious and rich abundance of delicious sweets that the, plantation of Mr. Rattu, even at this early part of the season of the year, so temptingly affords ; and especially by the production of a bed of ' mignonette, sown near the apiary of the occupier: of the premises. It appiars, that a squadron o r . deta c h men t o f these intruders hap Pest -house first made.their appearance on the' more rePrei , cent dominion s o f t h e i r ne i ghbours ; which sion was justly resented on their pa r t, I)) ; strong, and vigorous opposition,. and 'many of the d e P ra. dators laere killed nod wounded. Those who escaped. to tell the late o f t hi s disastrous invasion, hastened back to their own communitY and, as it is well known that the bee is so costly irritated as to make frequent attackseven en suS. picion of intended injury, the whole body at Pest-honse was speedily put in motion, tied a ,) war of extermination declared against the lane - cent opposers - of the late invaders. It `seems that the enemy's entire force . did .not move to• wards the inhabitants at Fratton' at the same time, but went over in detached bodieti, and an ,- rived ut different ieterva ls, until a mass was formed, near the mouth' of the hives, of the size of a hat, Consisting in numbers of about 7,000 or B,ooobeiFi Thus congregated, they were at liberty to cam-. mil their unlawful ravages upon the rightful pro perty of others with impunity, which could not be borne with, and thereby a combat was provok ingly induced. A spirited resistance having been determined on, a battle ensued, which, for . 14 succes sive . days, was o b s ti nate l y supporte d the enemy retiring every evening, and returning to renew the attack in the morning. The Pest" house invaders were constantly observed,. In wards the close of the day, to direct their flight, en masse,, over the parsonage house At Kingstoe• The result of this conflict has 'proved destruc. tine to the innocent defenders at 'Futter), soy" ral thousands of them being killed, and their, homes, tendon,d , plundered the der ,d fo o r r tni6 , 6 lt of voracious 1 ) )out twohutideroet.i; their time, weight of honey— . --squ a d rons o f the der"dii: tors being const ant l y employed, on the severtil d M a r y . s it i a n tiu .m s r v y as k , goff during the bloods tain ed frequently • pied proximat e t o t h e ap i ary in d e fending hi s property, by a p i ece of wood in the shape of .14 battledoor, an d, as h e experienced no difficulty in diatin gu i s hin g hi s own bees from those o f the Pest-hous e , he by thii means d estro y e d manY, ° , f the latter, as t h ey i ndividually came w i t hi n his reach, Th ese wei . e b lack bees, not ver y cog" mon in this island ; those of Mr. Rattu's we"; s o P c ° c i a l brindled with yellow 'stripes ; and he observed that .they were very weak. It is known that bees in attacking one another, do not a lwaYs: u se the sting, but emptoy their pincers on any oc ci 7 lieu of defence or o ff ence. The sting is forrfle l . : by two piercers, is barbed, and had serrate ! edges ; and therefoile, when they .employ th is instrument in the infliction of a wound,. they o_ 6 _ not able to dis engage i t , but, in the e ff ort to, escape after sti ng i ng , t h e whole sting nod, par t ° d l the - bowels -are separated from the body ; thus the insect prOcures the cause of its owe UL Struc arm.— ( Portsmouth Paper.) Printed and Published for the PnoPursTorts, at the " Ir. Orrict, No:112, strand by J. B. CARSTAIIa. { tUOCKS, !k ending Saturday, theOth Delivered. 1